Austria

JJ: “Wasted Love”

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A countertenor with a particular voice that may attain soprano heights, JJ has already made a reputation for himself within the classical music world.

The singer, whose actual identify is Johannes Pietsch, was born in Vienna in 2001 and grew up in Dubai earlier than returning to Vienna in 2016.

Music followers could recognise JJ from the TV expertise present Starmania, the place he showcased his extraordinary voice and vary, making it to the finals of the present in 2021. At the moment, the Austrian-Filipino artist performs on the Vienna State Opera and has participated in quite a few productions, together with Die Zauberflöte, Von der Liebe Tod and Tschick.

Offstage, he continues to refine his craft by learning classical music on the famend Music and Artwork Non-public College of Vienna (MUK).